情景对话：

A: I think teaching is so boring.

我觉得当一名老师非常无聊。

B: Why?

为什么？

A: The children always twist your tail.

孩子们总是故意淘气，让你发火。

B: I don't think so. I think they are so lovely.

我不这么想，我觉得他们很可爱。

词海拾贝：

twist one’s tail：故意淘气让人发火，做一些惹人生厌的事情

e.g. If his behaviour is annoying you, leave him to me——I'll twist his tail for him.

如果他的举止使你不愉快，就把他交给我好了，我会使他服服帖帖的。

e.g. She had never taught at a school before and the children found it very easy to twist her tail.

她以前从未教过书，所以孩子们发现惹她生气是件很容易的事。